Ministry of Minority Affairs
Minority Schemes for Jammu and Kashmir
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs implements programmes/schemes for the six  centrally notified minority communities namely, Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs as under:-
-- Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - For educational empowerment of students.
-- Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme - Provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance.
-- Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - The Scheme aims to provide free coaching to students/candidates belonging to minority communities for qualifying in entrance examinations of technical/ professional courses and Competitive examinations.
-- Padho Pardesh - Scheme of interest subsidy to students of minority communities on educational loans for overseas higher studies.
-- Nai Udaan - Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission , State Public Service Commission  Staff Selection Commission  etc.
-- Nai Roshni - Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities..
-- Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for youth of 14 - 35 years age group and aiming at improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.
Ministry of Minority affairs has also sanctioned a special project for Skill Training of Youths in the two UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh through an MoU signed with National Skill Development Corporation and National Skill Development Fund under Seekho aur Kamao.
-- Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram  restructured in May 2018 earlier known as MsDP – Implemented for the benefit of the people from all sections of the society in identified Minority Concentration Areas for creation of assets in education, skill and health sectors.
-- Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis in India.
-- USTTAD  launched in May 2015.
-- Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts launched in Aug. 2015.
-- Hamari Dharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture implemented since 2014-15.
-- Maulana Azad Education Foundation  implements education and skill related schemes as follows:-  Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities  Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme started in 2017-18. for providing short term job oriented skill development courses to youth belonging to minority communities.  Bridge Course for madarsa students & school dropouts by Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi under Nai Manzil scheme.  Swachh Vidyalaya.
-- Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation  for providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating ventures.
In addition to the above, the Ministry also implements schemes for strengthening State Waqf Boards and coordinates arrangements for annual Haj pilgrimage.
The details of the schemes mentioned above at serial No.  to  are available on the website of this Ministry  and those at serial No. and  are available on the website of MAEF  and NMDFC  respectively.
Scheme-wise details of the funds allocated and released/utilised under various schemes to meet the scheme objectives since 2018-19 is at Annexure .
The Ministry is implementing these schemes as per the respective scheme guidelines to ensure their proper implementation.
Annexure
Annexure
Scheme-wise allocation and utilization of funds since 2018.
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Rs. in Crore
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S.No.
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Name of the Scheme
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BE 2018-19
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Acutal Expr.
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BE 2019-20
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Actual Expr 
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A.1
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EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT
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1
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Pre-Matric Scholarship
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980.00
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1176.19
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1220.30
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492.18
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2
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Post-Matric Scholarship
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692.00
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354.89
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496.01
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147.68
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3
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Merit-cum-Means
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522.00
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261.17
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366.43
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135.85
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4
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Maulana Azad National Fellowship
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153.00
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97.85
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155.00
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100.00
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5
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Interest subsidy on educational loans on overseas studies
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24.00
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45.00
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30.00
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9.00
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6
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Free Coaching and Allied Scheme
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74.00
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44.61
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75.00
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12.30
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7
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Nai Udaan Scheme
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8.00
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6.72
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20.00
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5.00
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A.2
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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
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8
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Skill Development Initiative
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250.00
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175.73
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250.00
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155.31
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9
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USTTAD 
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30.00
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31.26
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50.00
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35.62
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10
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Nai Manzil 
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140.00
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93.73
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140.00
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22.25
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11
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Equity of NMDFC
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165.02
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165.00
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100.00
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100.00
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A.3
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SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT
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12
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Leadership Development of Minority Women
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15.00
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13.83
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15.00
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3.58
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13
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Scheme for Containing Population Decline of Small Minority community
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4.00
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4.00
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4.00
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3.46
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14
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Hamari Dharohar -
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6.00
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1.64
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8.00
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0.00
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15
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Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Publicity -
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55.00
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52.6
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60.00
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13.62
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B
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AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
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16
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram
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1320.00
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1156.07
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1470.00
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1213.23
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C
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SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS
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17
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Maulana Azad Education Foundation -
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125.01
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36.00
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90.00
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37.50
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18
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Grants to SCAs of NMDFC -
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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1.73
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19
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Quami Waqf Board Tariquatti Scheme
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16.94
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11.89
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17.50
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11.85
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20
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Sahari Waqf Sampati Vikas Yojana
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3.16
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3.16
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3.16
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3.16
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21
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Secretariat -
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19.14
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28.16
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22.00
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21.10
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22
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National Commission for Minorities
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8.62
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8.92
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9.30
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8.74
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23
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Commissioner of Linguistic Minorities -
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2.32
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1.70
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2.30
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1.84
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24
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Haj CGI Jeddah -
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76.79
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73.39
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85.00
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72.43
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Haj Secretariat -
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8.00
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7.50
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9.00
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6.76
This was stated by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.